Hackpen White Horse – The Ridgeway National Trail loop from Barbury Castle

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Hackpen White Horse – The Ridgeway National Trail loop from Barbury Castle

Moderate

5.0

(3)

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Hackpen White Horse – The Ridgeway National Trail loop from Barbury Castle

01:41

19.6km

230m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

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Parking

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502 m

Barbury Castle Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Barbury Castle is a well-preserved Iron Age hill fort. The site was first occupied around 2,500 years ago and has been used by the Romans, the Saxons, and even played …

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3.56 km

View of Hackpen Hill and the Ridgeway

Highlight • Trail

Views from the top of Hackpen Hill and Ridgeway intersection

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3.89 km

Hackpen White Horse

Highlight • Monument

Lovely flowy but rutty chalk double track with great views. Awesome

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4.23 km

View of the North Wessex Downs from The Ridgeway

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This is a very picturesque section of The Ridgeway thought to be one of Britain's oldest roads! You'll be traversing along the exact route that has been used since prehistoric …

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5.50 km

Berwick Bassett Dewpond

Lake

7.75 km

The Ridgeway National Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

Known as Britain's oldest road, the Ridgeway National Trail follows the high ground through a varied landscape of woodland, towns, farmland and remote chalk downland from its start at the …

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8.61 km

Herepath

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Like stumbling upon a scene from Game of thrones. Sweet little down & up if you stay on the gravel track but there is a footpath that goes down through the stones to the main road

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